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reflection

This post was originally published on the Capuchin Franciscan Vocation Blog: This is by far the strangest thing that I have ever done. I have taken up the religious habit of the Capuchin Franciscans. Here’s what a typical person might say about me: “Why would any healthy, (mostly) sane young adult male start walking down … →

Today, I had an honest epiphany: There has never been a time in my life when I have been able to look back on the previous six months of my life and say ‘thank you’. I have always held some sort of grudge against life. There has always been some unanticipated crisis, negative feeling, or … →

(Photo by Alan Cook. Used with permission.) In some ways, this photograph captures the essence of human fulfillment. This is an image of Henri Nouwen dancing with Linda Slinger, a woman at L’Arche Daybreak. L’Arche Daybreak is a community for people with and without intellectual disabilities. Linda Slinger passed away in 2011 after having lived a … →